Philpott. — On Neiv Species of Lepidoptera. 247 



greenish, annulated with black. Thorax with moderate bifid 

 anterior and posterior crest ; green, with black irregular 

 V-shaped mark, the apex towards head. Abdomen dull-yel- 

 lowish, anal segments black ; also blackish on sides of seg- 

 ments, and dorsal series of black spots. Fore wings : Costa 

 almost straight, apex rounded ; termen not crenulate, ob- 

 liquely rounded, bright-green, black suffusion from base 

 obliquely towards dorsum, terminating in oblique black 

 white-margined upwardly bent projection at J; distinct white 

 irregularly black-margined line from costa near base to black 

 suffusion, irregular interrupted white -margined black line 

 from about £■ of costa to before i of dorsum, several irregular 

 projections at middle of wing, and upper half of line forked ; 

 irregular black outwardly white -margined band at -J, out- 

 wardly oblique to middle of wing, thence inwardly oblique to 

 dorsum, on which broadly and irregularly clavate ; costa 

 with alternate black and white dots ; reniform spot obscurely 

 outlined in black, edged with white ; dentate black line be- 

 yond reniform, indentations filled with white ; strong sub- 

 terminal black line, interrupted above and below middle, 

 broadly and suffusedly white-margined. Cilia green, barred 

 with black, and with an indistinct darker line. Hind wings 

 pale greenish-yellow, with brownish suffusion on apical por- 

 tion ; an irregular line at f , and discal spot of same colour. 

 Cilia pale-green. 



Very handsome and distinct. 



West Plains, at " sugar," in December. 



Tatosoma topea, n. sp. Plate XXXII., figs. 3 and 4, 



g and $ . 



$ , $ , 28 mm. Head and thorax dull-greenish, with many 

 black scales. Antennae greenish - brown. Legs yellowish- 

 grey, anterior pair annulated with dark - brown. Abdo- 

 men grey, with segmental divisions marked with dark rings. 

 Fore wings dull-green, thickly sprinkled with black and white 

 scales. A reddish suffusion occurs in most examples ; in some 

 barely a trace is discernible, while in others the greater part 

 of the wing is so coloured. Veins outlined in black, in most 

 specimens interrupted with linear white spots ; a broad white 

 fascia from costa at f, obliquely towards dorsum for short 

 distance, then abruptly bent towards termen ; an indistinct 

 double waved dark subterminal line. Cilia brownish. Hind 

 wings cinereous. Cilia paler. 



The female differs in having a distinct, almost straight, 

 double dark line from costa at f to dorsum at f. The white 

 costal fascia is not so distinct. 



Easily distinguished from the other species of Tatosoma 

 by its smaller size and the white costal fascia. 



